Some 20 eighth-graders stood to publicly confess their faith in Jesus Christ in the Rite of Confirmation at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church May 3. After three years of preparation, they affirmed their baptism and became adult members of the church.

Pictured are (front row, L-R) Nathan Truex, Sam Constanzo, Parker Cushnie, Pastor Miriam Beecher, Pastor Dave Johnson, Ashley Young, Zachary Hunt, and Ashley Boutwell; (middle row, L-R) Lisa Cover (youth and family ministry assistant), Sarah Wampler, Wyatt Tanner, Rebekah Livingston, Christopher Hagberg, Greta Pfundt, Dylan Keenan, Megan Gilbert, and Annie Wright; (back row, L-R) Ann Hersom (youth and family ministry director), Joseph Lennon, Valerie Harrison, Alex Gaddo, Mitch Wilbur, Abby Birrell, Garrick Larson, and Vicar Jennifer Fisher. Prepared but unable to be present was Nathan Bernth. Photo/Special.